440 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.

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said Brig's Master ordered his Mate to tye the rest of the
said Schooner's Hands then on Board her, which was ac-
cordingly done All the said Brigs Crew being then on Board
this Deponent's Schooner and assisting in this Transaction
The Deponent and his Crew (except what as before men-
tioned were on Board the said Brig) being thus secured)
the said Brig's Master took by Violence this Deponent's
Keys which he then had in his Hand from him, and then
the said Brig's Mate gagged this Deponent with an Hand-
kerchief, and then by cutting away the Halliards, and letting
go the said Schooners' Anchor brought her too, the said

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Brig's Master then said to his Mate, here Belt take these
Keys and go down and bring up the Papers upon which the
said Brigs' Mate damned him, and asked him what Busi-
ness he had to call any Body there by their Names (and
thus it was that Deponent found the Mates' Name, and in
(he same Manner the Name of another Man one M^cLachlan)
However the said Belt the Brig's Mate received the said
Keys of his Captain and went down into the Cabbin and
opened this Deponents Chest and after searching there called
out to his Captain that he could not find the Papers upon
which the Brig's Captain ordered his said Mate to open the
little Trunk (into which the said Brig's Captain had seen this
Deponent put them) and he would find the Papers there, and
the said Brig's Mate accordingly opening the little Trunk,
he found this Deponent's Papers belonging to the said
Schooner (except this Deponents Commission) at the Top
of the said Trunk, which he took out and likewise took there-
out Gold and Silver Money consisting of Half Johannes's
Spanish Pistoles, and Dollars to the Amount of one hun-
dred and eighty one Pounds Maryland Current Money
out of a much larger Quantity which Loss this Deponent
discovered by afterwards counting over his Money, and
after having pocketted this Sum of Mony he jumped up
upon Deck with the Papers in his Hands and asked if
these were they and the said Brig's Captain replyed yes
come along All this Transaction relating to the Chest and
Trunk in the Cabbin, and the Money, this Deponent is
apprehensive was unseen by any other Person of his Crew,
besides himself, the rest of his Crew being tied in such
Parts of the said Schooner as he thinks must prevent their
having any View into the Cabbin, but that he this Depo-
nent was tyed to the Pump next to the Cabbin Door, and
facing it which Door being left open during this Trans-
action this Deponent had a full View of what the said Brig's
Mate was doing there, and this Deponent further saith that
some time after his Mate, and Hands had pursuant to a